The Blackstone Group

The Blackstone Group L.P. is an American multinational private equity,investment banking, alternative asset management and financial services corporation based in New York City. As the largest alternative investment firm in the world, Blackstone specializes in private equity, credit and hedge fundINVESTMENT strategies, as well asFINANCIAL advisory services, such as mergers and acquisitions (M&A), restructurings and reorganizations, andprivate placements.Blackstone's private equity business has been one of the largest investors in leveraged buyout transactions over the last decade, while its real estate business has actively acquired commercial real estate. Since its inception, Blackstone has completedINVESTMENTS in such notable companies as Hilton Worldwide, Equity Office Properties, Republic Services, AlliedBarton,United Biscuits, Freescale Semiconductor, Vivint, and Travelport.Blackstone was founded in 1985 as a mergers and acquisitions boutique byPeter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman, who had previously worked together at Lehman Brothers, Kuhn, Loeb Inc. Over the course of two decades, Blackstone has evolved into one of the world's largest private equityinvestment firms.